Laura has been devoted to her career in the reef aquarium industry for over 13 years and has been a fish keeper for most of her life. In addition to her internship at the Steinhart Aquarium, she has worked on many sides of the trade including aquarium retail, wholesale and manufacturing and earned a B.S. in Marine Biology at Western Washington University.

Laura is the proud Owner and Co-Founder of ReefGen, a wholesale coral and fish aquaculture company in Riverhead, NY. ReefGen propagates a diverse selection of coral frags in collaboration with the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center. Laura’s focus and passion has been breeding Dwarf Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis,) which are now being distributed through retailers across the country. She eagerly looks forward to future cephalopod breeding opportunities with bobtail squid, flamboyant cuttlefish, and more!

Michael has been keeping marine tanks since 1980 and reef tanks since 1985. During the past 30 years he has written over 250 articles on marine fish and invertebrates in both the US and Europe. Magazines he has written for include Aquarium Fish Magazine, SeaScope, Practical Fishkeeping, Aquarium Frontiers, Coral and Freshwater and Marine Aquarium. His first book “The Modern Marine Aquarium” is an attempt to simplify marine fish keeping for the beginning hobbyist while at the same time incorporating advances that have been made due to reef keeping. His second book “Ultimate Marine Aquariums” illustrates how far the hobby has come in the past 15 years. In this book are examples of just about every type of reef tank using different methodologies and technology. Michael has enjoyed speaking at over 180 marine societies and national conferences in North America, Canada, South America and Europe. Michael has appeared on both local and national radio shows to discuss the hobby and to help new hobbyists become successful. Currently Michael has 300, 90. 75, 40 and 26- gallon reef tanks of various types set up in his home. He has helped in the set up of over 200 tanks throughout the U.S, including several tanks over 4,000 gallons in capacity. Michael is also currently writing a weekly blog on ************ and has done over 30 videos for American Reef. Michael also acted as a consultant with the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Pittsburgh Zoo Aquarium. Michael has B.S. from Dickinson College and a Master’s degree from Yale University. Michael has also been a technical consultant for several equipment manufacturers and online companies. Michael is currently employed in sales in the biotechnology field.

Trio91

10/11/2016, 12:38 PM

sorry guys but the ticket and booth links are being worked on if you are interrested in either ticekts or a booth, please click here http://njrcfragswap.simpletix.com/Event-List/

Trio91

10/11/2016, 12:42 PM

Bump

Reefabout in Booth 14
many more vendors on the way

Don't forget to register for tix

http://www.njreefers.org/pages/NJRC-...endee-Tickets/

sorry guys but the ticket and booth links are being worked on. if you are interrested in either ticekts or a booth, please click here http://njrcfragswap.simpletix.com/Event-List/

Trio91

10/14/2016, 10:43 AM

Check it out Guys....a sneak peak at some of the items to be raffled at the event.

A Bulk Reef Supply RODI unit
A Borbonius Anthias (aka Blotched Anthias) from TSM corals in Booth 4
a Flat Screen Tv from NJRC (New Jersey Reefers Club)
just to name a few.....:D

Michael Paletta 3pm to 4pm
Topic Common Sense and Controversies in Reef keeping

RAFFLES! 4pm to 5pm

Trio91

11/08/2016, 12:42 PM

Check it out Guys....a sneak peak at some of the items to be raffled at the event.

A Bulk Reef Supply RODI unit
A Borbonius Anthias (aka Blotched Anthias) from TSM corals in Booth 4
a Flat Screen Tv from NJRC (New Jersey Reefers Club)
just to name a few.....:D

Don't forget to register for tix

http://njrcfragswap.simpletix.com/Event-List/

Raffle Update:
A Borbonius Anthias (aka Blotched Anthias) from TSM Corals in Booth 28+29
***It will now be a Chevron tang in this raffle. So every time you spend 25.00 dollars at the TSM Corals Booth, you will get a raffle ticket for the chance to win a Chevron tang.***

Trio91

11/10/2016, 08:52 AM

The swap is quickly approaching! This Saturday November 12th 2016 from 9am to 5pm

Guest Speakers, Raffle Prizes and all your favorite Fish and Coral Vendors will be in attendance.

Time is running out to get your advance tickets at $15. Ticket price at the door will be $20. Click here http://njrcfragswap.simpletix.com/Event-List/ for tickets.

Trio91

11/11/2016, 11:46 AM

Only 1 day left till the Fall NJRC Frag Swap!
Tomorrow, Saturday November 12th 2016 from 9am to 5pm at the West Trenton Fire House, 40 West Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing Township Nj

Guest Speakers, Raffle Prizes and all your favorite Fish and Coral Vendors will be in attendance.